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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1900
Medium 
Metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description 
Metal pin-back campaign button; depicts image of a lunch pail and cup on top with the photo William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt at center; inscribed "EMPLOYMENT/FOR/LABOR/A FULL DINNER BUCKET/PROSPERITY/SOUND MONEY-GOOD MARKETS"
Object Number 
654
Gallery Label 
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt ran in the presidential election of 1900.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group